Islands of San Francisco Bay

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There are several islands in San Francisco Bay. This list includes:

• Alameda Island
• Alcatraz Island
• Angel Island
• Bair Island
• Ballena Bay, a very small island off the coast of western Alameda
• Bird Island, a very small island adjacent to Brooks Island.
• Brooks Island
• Brother Islands
  • East Brother Island
  • West Brother Island
• Coast Guard Island, in the Oakland Estuary between Alameda Island and Oakland.
• Marin Islands,
  • East Marin Island
  • West Marin Island
• Rat Rock, A very small island just off the coast of Marin County.
• Red Rock Island
• The Sisters Islands
• Treasure Island
• Yerba Buena Island

Not Islands:

• Bay Farm Island, Part of the City of Alameda, between Alameda Island and Oakland International Airport. This is now a peninsula, connected to the mainland by landfill.
• Mare Island is actually a peninsula.

Note that there are other places on the Bay with island in their title. These are actually estuaries:

• Brewer Island, Knight Island, Little Island, Russ Island, Skaggs Island, Tubbs Island

See also

• Farallon Islands
• San Francisco Bay Area
• Sacramento River Delta

External links

• The 11 Islands of San Francisco Bay
• The Islands of San Francisco Bay - Book 48 Islands | History & Ecology James A. Martin & Michael T. Lee, Down Window Press

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "List of islands of San Francisco Bay" http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_islands_of_San_Francisco_Bay&oldid=109143451